I gave a lecture at the Tsing Hua Entrepreneur Network (TEN) on the transformation of the semiconductor supply chain under climate change, followed by another speaker, Niven Huang, general manager of KPMG Taiwan. Huang and I are both directors at the Monte Jade Science and Technology Association of Taiwan, but we just had a nodding acquaintance with each other. I came to notice that Huang has a PhD in chemical engineering when we exchanged business cards. This made me very curious and pay serious attention to Huang's lecture......»»

Recent remarks made publicly by Intel's CEO Pat Gelsinger were his attempt to get more US government subsidies for Intel, TSMC's founder Morris Chang has commented......»»

Buima Group has invested in Joules Miles to enter into the battery module field. Combined with their building materials foundation, Buima plans to develop a new application category of energy storage walls......»»

Samsung Electronics is eyeing orders from TSMC's major customers, such as AMD, as fabless vendors intend to diversify their foundry sources, according to industry sources......»»

LED probing, testing and sorting equipment maker FitTech has disclosed it has obtained orders totaling NT$5.3 billion (US$190 million) with shipments scheduled for 2022......»»

Server ODM Wiwynn expects chip shortages to start easing in the second half of 2022 and is upbeat about the demand for cloud servers and data centers next year......»»

The Indian electric vehicle market is growing steadily but there aren't enough products that can meet the demand, according to Matter, a technology startup focusing on electric vehicles and the energy sector. With rising concerns about climate change and cost-efficiency, more and more people in India are interested in purchasing EVs......»»

DRAM memory demand is expected to recover as early as the first quarter of 2022, according to memory module maker Adata Technology......»»

TDDI chip demand for automotive applications is set to boom in 2022, encouraging suppliers including Synaptics, Novatek Microelectronics, Himax Technologies and FocalTech Systems to step up their deployments in the field, according to industry sources......»»

Raydium Semiconductor, the third-largest DDI manufacturer in Taiwan has enjoyed solid operating performance in 2021. Consolidated revenue from the first three quarters of 2021 amounted to NT$18.17 billion (US$655.41 million), an on-year growth of 78.7%. Gross profit margin rose by 41.8% and net operating profit grew 551.7% over the same period in 2020......»»

AZZA, a computer case and accessory brand, introduces the Regis 902. The luxury case is designed with a cube form factor, elevated above the surface by an aluminum stand, and has a RGB front panel......»»

Touch display solution provider General Interface Solution (GIS) is expanding production capacity for touch display modules at its factory in Chengdu, China, with a capex of NT$5.0 billion (US$179 million) in first-half 2021 and an estimated capex of NT$3.0 billion in the second half, according to the company......»»

High-frequency microwave device maker Universal Microwave Technology (UMT) expects a ramp-up in demand for low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites to drive its growth in 2022......»»

Time-lapse camera maker Brinno has expressed optimism about its operations next year, citing strong ODM demand and own-brand sales despite ill effects from China's power rationing policy and the lingering component shortages in the supply chain......»»

Many Taiwanese enterprises have been reluctant to embrace innovation and pours investment in IoT, AI, and blockchain, but country's digital transformation needs a push from AI startups, according to industry observers......»»

EMS provider Lite-On Technology has reported consolidated revenues of NT$14.918 billion (US$535 million) for November, increasing 2.23% sequentially and 7.37% on year......»»

Startups in Southeast Asia (SEA) are seeing more opportunities to grow in the post-pandemic era. The number of deals in SEA's tech startup scene in the first half of this year hit a record high with combined value of US$4.4 billion, according to Cento Ventures, a Singaporean venture capital......»»

Taiwan-based MCU makers are expected to see their revenues grow on year in the first quarter of 2022 thanks to strong demand for gaming PC peripherals and industrial applications, according to industry sources......»»

Samsung is vying withTSMC for leadership in the foundry sector. The Korean giant is looking to win over major customers of the world's number-one pure-play foundry in advanced manufacturing nodes. Server ODM Wiwynn expects chip shortage to start easing in second-half 2022 with demand for cloud servers and datacenters to remain robust. DRAM demand is expected to recover as early as first-quarter 2022, according to memory module maker Adata......»»

Chip giant Intel released a statement on December 6, announcing it intends to take its autonomous driving tech unit Mobileye to IPO in mid-2022. Though it stressed that Intel will remain the largest shareholder and continue a strategic alliance with Mobileye, critics see strong incentives for cashing out for good reasons......»»